Series 3
7 episodes · Nov 11, 1982
Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.
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S3E1Equal Opportunities
Nov 11, 198230mJim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
S3E2The Challenge
Nov 18, 198230mWhen Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
S3E3The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Nov 25, 198230mJim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
S3E4The Moral Dimension
Dec 2, 198230mJim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs Hacker can keep it.
S3E5The Bed of Nails
Dec 9, 198230mJim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
S3E6The Whisky Priest
Dec 16, 198230mJim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened.
S3E7The Middle-Class Rip-Off
Dec 23, 198230mJim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer club.